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Nevada Legal Requirements for Divorce
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce
| Code Section | 125.010, 020, 130 |
| Residency Requirements | Unless grounds accrued in county where action brought, one party must have been a resident at least 6 weeks before filing. |
| Waiting Period | Decree is final when entered. |
| 'No Fault' Grounds for Divorce | Separation(1 yr. without cohabitation); incompatibility. |
| Defenses to a Divorce Filing | - |
| Other Grounds for Divorce | Insanity (for 2 yrs. prior); lived apart without cohabitation for 1 yr.; incompatibility. |
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